Universities Australia is the peak body representing Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities in the national interest. We welcome the opportunity to provide input to the Senate inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017 and the Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017. This submission complements those made by individual universities and university groups, which reflect their own particular circumstances and perspectives.
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Universities Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Parliamentary Joint
Committee on Intelligence and Security inquiry into the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme
Bill 2017. Universities Australia is the peak body for Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities,
which educate more than a million students and undertake research to add to the stock of
advanced knowledge, and has been valued at more than $160 billion.
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High quality tertiary education and training is more important to Australia than ever before. The industries and jobs of the future will depend increasingly on innovation and skills. Improving productivity will be vital to maintain our prosperity and standard of living. A greater share of our population will need to be equipped with the adaptable, transferrable skills that are shaped by high quality post-school learning.
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Universities Australia is the peak body representing Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities in the national interest. We welcome the opportunity to provide input to the Senate inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017 and the Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017. This submission complements those made by individual universities and university groups, which reflect their own particular circumstances and perspectives.
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Universities Australia is the peak body representing Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities. It promotes a strong, vibrant and internationally competitive university system to advance Australia’s social and economic prosperity.